markdown-converter
Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. Use when converting PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, images (with EXIF/OCR), audio (with transcription), ZIP archives, YouTube URLs, or EPubs to Markdown format for LLM processing or text analysis.
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name: markdown-converter description: Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. Use when converting PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, images (with EXIF/OCR), audio (with transcription), ZIP archives, YouTube URLs, or EPubs to Markdown format for LLM processing or text analysis.
Markdown Converter
Convert files to Markdown using uvx markitdown — no installation required.
Basic Usage
# Convert to stdout
uvx markitdown input.pdf
# Save to file
uvx markitdown input.pdf -o output.md
uvx markitdown input.docx > output.md
# From stdin
cat input.pdf | uvx markitdown
Supported Formats
- Documents: PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls)
- Web/Data: HTML, CSV, JSON, XML
- Media: Images (EXIF + OCR), Audio (EXIF + transcription)
- Other: ZIP (iterates contents), YouTube URLs, EPub
Options
-o OUTPUT # Output file
-x EXTENSION # Hint file extension (for stdin)
-m MIME_TYPE # Hint MIME type
-c CHARSET # Hint charset (e.g., UTF-8)
-d # Use Azure Document Intelligence
-e ENDPOINT # Document Intelligence endpoint
--use-plugins # Enable 3rd-party plugins
--list-plugins # Show installed plugins
Examples
# Convert Word document
uvx markitdown report.docx -o report.md
# Convert Excel spreadsheet
uvx markitdown data.xlsx > data.md
# Convert PowerPoint presentation
uvx markitdown slides.pptx -o slides.md
# Convert with file type hint (for stdin)
cat document | uvx markitdown -x .pdf > output.md
# Use Azure Document Intelligence for better PDF extraction
uvx markitdown scan.pdf -d -e "https://your-resource.cognitiveservices.azure.com/"
Notes
- Output preserves document structure: headings, tables, lists, links
- First run caches dependencies; subsequent runs are faster
- For complex PDFs with poor extraction, use
-dwith Azure Document Intelligence
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